Thomas Dudley (12 October 1576 – 31 July 1653) was a colonial magistrate who served several terms as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Dudley was the chief founder of Newtowne later Cambridge Massachusetts and built the town’s first home. He provided land and funds to establish the Roxbury Latin School and signed the charter creating Harvard College during his 1650 term as governor. Dudley was a devout Puritan who was opposed to religious views not conforming with his.
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birth date
1576-10-12
birth place
Northampton, Northamptonshire, Yardley Hastings
death date
1653-07-31
death place
Massachusetts Bay Colony, Roxbury Boston
LCCN Id
n/85/088925
order in office
Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, 3rd 7th 11th and 14th
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